Chapter 4

Chapter 4 "That's a catchy tune," Dribble said as he and his friends entered the village square. "Bagpipes always make me want to dance." The big dragon began tapping his toes. He moved his feet to the beat. The ground shook beneath him. "Earthquake!" someone in the crowd shouted. "No! Dragon!" another person screamed.

“这是一首朗朗上口的曲子。”当他和他的朋友们走进村里的广场时，运球说。 “风笛总是让我想跳舞。” 巨龙开始轻敲脚趾。 他随着节拍动了动脚。 他脚下的大地震动了。 “地震！”人群中有人喊道。 “不!龙！”另一个人尖叫道。

Everyone in the crowd ran off, leaving the bagpipe player without his audience. Dribble stopped his toe-tapping. "Why do people always do that?" he asked sadly. The bagpipe player started to run, too. But Lucas stopped him. "You don't have to go," he assured the musician. "Dribble won't hurt you. He just wants to dance." The bagpipe player didn't look so certain. Suddenly a woman with long dark hair, wearing a purple gown, strolled over to the bagpipe player. "Is that Anna or Elle?" Lucas whispered to Princess Pulverizer. "I'm not sure," Princess Pulverizer admitted. "But I think there's a test we can give her. I heard somewhere that truly evil people cannot look you in the eye when they speak to you." Princess Pulverizer shrugged. "It's worth a try." "Good sir, would you play a little tune for us?" the witch in the purple dress asked the

人群中所有的人都跑开了，留下风笛手没有听众。 运球停止了他的踢踏舞。 “为什么人们总是这样做？”他悲伤地问。 风笛手也开始跑起来。 但是卢卡斯阻止了他。“你不必去，”他向音乐家保证。 “运球不会伤害你的。他只想跳舞。” 风笛手看起来不那么肯定。 突然，一个深色长发、身穿紫色长袍的女人向风笛手走来。 “那是安娜还是艾丽？”卢卡斯悄声对普粉碎机公主说。 “我不确定，”普莱丽公主承认。 “但我认为我们可以给她做一个测试。 我在什么地方听说，真正邪恶的人在跟你说话的时候是不会直视你的眼睛的。” 粉碎机公主耸了耸肩。 “值得一试。”“好先生，你能给我们弹支曲子吗？”穿紫色衣服的女巫问

bagpipe player. "Please?" Princess Pulverizer walked over to the witch. "Do you like bagpipe asked, staring her in the eye. music?" she "Love it!" the woman exclaimed. She stared right back at the princess. Satisfied, Princess Pulverizer smiled and hurried back to her friends. "That's Anna," she whispered confidently. "She looked me right in the eye." "And she said please," Lucas pointed out. "A bad witch wouldn't have good manners." Lucas pulled out his fife and began playing along with the bagpipes. The squeaky fife and the high-pitched bagpipe were really making Princess Pulverizer's head pound. But she seemed to be

风笛的球员。“好吗?”粉碎机公主走向女巫。 “你喜欢风笛吗？”他盯着她的眼睛问道。 “太好了！”女人叫道。 她也盯着公主看。 粉碎机公主满意地笑了笑，急忙回到她的朋友们身边。 “那是安娜，”她自信地低声说。 “她看着我的眼睛。” “她说请，”卢卡斯指出。 “坏女巫是不会有礼貌的。” 卢卡斯抽出他的生命，开始和风笛一起演奏。 吱吱作响的笛声和尖利的风笛声真的让普瓦瑞尔公主头疼不已。 但她似乎是

the only one who felt that way. Dribble, Lucas, and Anna were all having a great time. The bagpipe player picked up the tempo. Lucas played faster. Dribble twirled in a circle. And Anna waved her hands wildly in the air. POP! Suddenly the bagpipe burst like a giant balloon right in the bagpipe player's face. "Now that's entertainment!" Anna let out a scornful laugh. Except it wasn't Anna. Princess Pulverizer was sure of that. A kind witch would never make a musical instrument burst. And she would never laugh in someone's face. The woman in purple had to be Elle. Lucas must have realized that, too, because he was now hiding behind Dribble. "Why would you laugh at this poor musician?" Dribble asked her. "How could anyone be so cruel?"

唯一有这种感觉的人。 运球、卢卡斯和安娜都玩得很开心。 风笛手加快了节奏。 卢卡斯弹得更快了。运球转了一圈。 安娜在空中疯狂地挥舞着双手。 流行!突然，风笛像一个巨大的气球一样在风笛手的脸上炸裂了。 “这才叫娱乐！”安娜发出一声轻蔑的笑声。 只不过不是安娜。粉碎机公主对此深信不疑。 善良的女巫是不会让乐器爆裂的。 她从来不会当着别人的面笑。 穿紫色衣服的女人一定是艾丽。 卢卡斯一定也意识到了这一点，因为他现在躲在运球后面。 “你为什么要嘲笑这个可怜的音乐家？”运球问她。 “怎么会有人这么残忍呢？”

"I was doing you a favor," Elle snarled. "No one really likes bagpipe music." "That's true," Princess Pulverizer agreed. The princess regretted the words the minute they slipped out of her mouth. The poor bagpipe player looked as though he might cry. Quickly he gathered up what was left of his instrument, and raced away. "I'm sorry," the princess called after him. "It was just a joke." "You're my kind of girl." Elle wrapped her arm around Princess Pulverizer's shoulder. "I bet you have a lot of ambition."

“我是在帮你的忙，”艾丽咆哮道。 “没有人真正喜欢风笛音乐。” “这倒是真的。” 这句话一脱口而出，公主就后悔了。 那个可怜的风笛手看上去好像要哭了。 他迅速收拾起剩下的乐器，跑开了。 “对不起，”公主在他身后喊道。 “这只是一个玩笑。”“你是我喜欢的那种女孩。” 艾丽用手臂搂住了粉碎机公主的肩膀。 “我打赌你很有野心。”